British Grand Prix
Offence
Pérez - technical breach, British GP 2021
OutcomeRequired to start the race from the pit lane
Published
An official FIA stewards' document from the 2021 British Grand Prix.
- Driver
- Pérez
- What happened
- The rear wing assembly has been changed and changes have also been made to the setup of the suspension and to the cooling of the front brakes.
- Offence
- Technical breach - every ruling & the going rate →Going rate across 14 rulings: Disqualified ×9 · Fine ×2 · No action ×2
- Regulation cited
- Art. 34.2, Art. 34.6
- Stewards' reasoning
- The changed rear wing is different from the one used during sprint qualifying, changes have also been made to the setup of the suspension and cooling of the front brakes. The rear wing was replaced, changes to the suspension setup and cooling of the front brakes were made with the approval of the FIA Technical Delegate as per Article 34.2 As the rear wing is different and changes have been made…
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